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Mary Hillas Tervo
Aug 13, 2021
Mary Hillas Tervo, age 87, passed away in Bellingham, WA, on August 13, 2021. She was born October 29, 1933 in Hiawatha, Utah to George and Elizabeth Hillas. Mary was a Greek coal miner’s daughter. Her parents, George and Elizabeth Hillas, were immigrants from the island of Crete, Greece. They raised Mary in the tight-knit Cretan community in the hills...
Gerald Robert Caron
Aug 9, 2021
Gerald Caron, age 32, of Maple Falls passed away suddenly on August 9, 2021. Gerald was born on December 20, 1988 in Bellingham, Washington to Randy Fuller and Tammy Anderson. Gerald was preceded in death by his grandmother Eileen Anderson and brother John Jon Anderson. He is survived by his daughters Natalie Caron, Angelina Caron, wife Kristina Courtney, mother Tammy...
Jan G. Opperman
Aug 8, 2021
Jan Opperman, age 88, the patron saint of James Street, passed peacefully in her home on August 8, 2021. She was preceded in death by her son Eric Opperman. Jan is survived by her daughters Linda Coulthurst, Debbie Knepper and husband Jim Knepper, Mary Reed; grandchildren Tiffany Coulthurst, Ashley Coulthurst, Hayley Reed, Robin Reed; great-grandchildren Alexandria Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter, Zoey...
Helen Pearl Pilkey
Aug 8, 2021
Helen Pearl Pilkey, age 89 of Bellingham, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 8, 2021. She was born November 30, 1931 in Bandon, OR to James and Hazel Church. She moved to Bellingham at the age of eight and graduated from Bellingham High School in the class of 1949. Helen married Vaughan Pilkey...
Dorothy M. Dahl
Aug 7, 2021
Dorothy Mae Dahl, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021. She was 98, born in Sioux City, Iowa to Anna (Erikson) and Andrew Ericson. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Karl Dahl in 1999, her daughter Janice Dahl and her son Jon Dahl both in 2019. She is survived by her children, son Ed and wife...
Donna Jean Labrec (Pevonak) Barron
Aug 4, 2021
Farewell Donna Jean LaBrec (Pevonak) Barron. Born in Elma, Washington to Victor LaBrec and Mable Elphick, Donna was witty, glamorous, a lover of champagne, chronically late, and always the life of the party. Multi-talented, she undertook many artistic endeavors in singing, fashion, painting, flower arranging, cartooning, drafting (Boeing), medical illustration (UW), and lighting design (Nemco). She worked with Westours/Holland America...
Gary Thomas Mccauley
Jul 31, 2021
Gary Thomas McCauley, life resident of Bellingham, WA, passed away July 31, 2021 in Bellingham. He was 73, born in Bellingham on July 11, 1948 to Hazel (Schuette) and George McCauley. In 1967 Gary married the love of his life Jennifer (Jenny) Fryxell and they were married for 54 years. A year later he began working for Georgia Pacific and...
Julie Kathleen Isakson
Jul 26, 2021
Julie Isakson, age 69 of Ferndale, WA, passed away at her home on July 26, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband Dan Isakson, her son Jeremy Schneider, and her parents Marion (Benthin) and Vernon Bingham. Julie is survived by her daughter Jennifer; five grandchildren; her brother Jack; sister Diane; Dan’s family - father-in-law Ray Isakson, Jacklyn Isakson...
Karen Lee Lyson
Jul 21, 2021
Karen Lyson, age 65, passed away in Missouri. She was born November 20, 1955 in Bellingham to Thomas and Mary Ellen (Catlin) Patenall. Karen always took care of her family and dearly loved her dog Raider. Her hobbies included photography, cooking, baking, swimming and crochet. She was like a second mom to her nieces and nephews, especially Renee Lucht Babayan,...
Sally Lee Hansberry
Jul 21, 2021
Sally Hansberry, age 87, passed away in Bellingham on July 21, 2021. She was born March 20, 1934 in Portland, OR. Sally graduated from Highline High School in Burien and earned her BA and MA in Education at WWU. She married Harold Hansberry on August 19, 1961 in Seattle. Sally was active with AAUW and the League of Women Voters....
Doris Mae Mcconnell
Jul 20, 2021
Doris Mae McConnell, age 82, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021. She was born in Portland, OR, the youngest of eight children born to Lilly (Rehwalt) and Ernst Scholz. She grew up on the family farm in Cornelius, Oregon, and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1956. After high school Doris worked as a telephone operator, and...
Joan L. Marcus
Jul 18, 2021
Joan Lorraine Marcus, age 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 18, 2021 in Bellingham. She was born (at home) in Chapman Camp located in Kimberly, British Columbia to Arthur and Henrietta Southwell on May 16th, 1934. Joan was educated in Victoria by the Sisters of St. Ann’s, the same school attended by her mother. In her...
Sonnie Atkinson
Jul 14, 2021
Sonnie Atkinson, of Bellingham, WA, passed away suddenly on July 14, 2021 at his home. He was 48, born in Cleveland, OH on November 25, 1972. Sonnie was preceded in death by his grandfather, Marvin Atkinson Sr., his grandmother Cecelia Atkinson, his father Marvin Atkinson Jr., his mother Beatrice Hart, his uncle Eugene Hart, his aunts, Sharon Anniskett and Faye...
Lowry "Kirk" Bunn
Jul 14, 2021
Kirk Bunn, age 73, passed away in Bellingham on July 14, 2021. Kirk was a pilot in the US Navy and later flew commercially. He will be dearly missed. You may share memories with the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .
Richard Lee Clearman
Jul 10, 2021
Richard Lee Clearman, of Bellingham, WA, passed away at his home on July 10, 2021. He was 86, born in Bremerton, WA on October 23, 1934 to Loretta (Higbee) and Floyd Lee Clearman. Rich graduated in 1954 from Ephrata High School, earned his accounting degree at the University of Washington, and earned his MBA at City University in 1978. He...
Ruth Elaine Spisak
Jul 9, 2021
Ruth Elaine Spisak passed away on Friday, July 9, at Highgate Assisting Living in Bellingham, WA. She was 97. She was born March 22, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, married Frank Spisak in June of 1946, and traveled the world with him during his 30+ years of service in the U.S. Navy. Frank and Ruth moved to Bellingham in 1969...
Bret Alan Espey
Jul 6, 2021
Bret Espey, age 54, passed away in Bellingham on July 6, 2021. He was born August 9, 1966 in Seattle to Alan and Roberta Espey. Bret graduated from Lindbergh High School in Renton and later graduated from WWU with a degree in accounting. He married Kathy Lewis on May 18, 1991 in Houston, MS. He was recently hired as a...
Charles L. "Chuck" Mortimer
Jun 30, 2021
Charles L. "Chuck" Mortimer passed away on June 30, 2021 in Bellingham, Washington. Chuck was born on March 8, 1958 in Bellingham, Washington to James Mortimer and Mary Sue (Allen) Wright. Chuck was an avid outdoorsman working for Bellingham City Parks for many years and hiked and hang-glided off Blanchard Mountain. Chuck is preceded in death by his father James...
Marlene Erickson
Jun 29, 2021
Marlene Ruth Slingsby Erickson was a social worker for the Washington State Department of Social Services. The thing she loved most in the world were her three daughters Debra, Linda, and Susan. She said they were the best thing that she did in her life. Born September 22, 1935, to Minor and Ruth (Telecky) Slingsby in Wenatchee, Wash., Ms. Erickson...
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